KALADAN NEWS
Dated:
Bangladesh Army
Seized Some Arms and Ammunition from
Rakhine Armed Groups
some arms, ammunition and
equipments from Rakhine
armed groups on
Star.
They seized one M-79 rocket launcher, two M-56 grenade
launcher, 39 anti-tank grenades,
one M-16 assault
rifle, a single-barrel gun, a
pistol, one short gun,
315 rounds of ammunition of AK. 47,
G.3, M-16 and 303
rifle, it further said. Besides,
they also seized two
walkie- talkies, a radio, some combat dresses, a
camera, food items and some
medicines.
According to the
troops led by Major Monirul Islam backed by 50 police
and Ansar
personnel attacked the Rakhine armed groups
in the early hours of
some 10 km off Bandarban
town.
Sources informed to the Kaladan Press that these
groups are Arakan Liberation Party
(ALP) and
Democratic Party of Arakan (DPA).
Another predawn raid was launched on National United
Party of Arakan (NUPA) in the Bandarban
town of
Lemochari area on
Hafizur Rahaman
of 29 Battalion. They seized one short
gun, one 303 rifle, 74 bullets and
some sets of
uniforms in the second raid.
On first raid, on 25 August, a rebel was dead and was
identified as Cheo
Suki, 25, with military uniform
used by the troop of 55 Army
Division and the number
55 was labeled on the collar of his shirt and on his
belt with A.A (Arakan Army)
engraved on it, according
to the paper.
The ALP and DPA (Rakhine armed groups) widened its
network far deep in Boangchari, Ruma and Sadar upazila
of Bandarban
District and its operatives haunt roads
and waterways, according to the
reliable sources.
These Rakhine armed groups with most of its members
being indigenous unemployed youths
has established its
main Base in Betchhara
Badyapara, 7 km off Bandarban
district headquarters, said
sources.
They engaged in extortion and abduction for ransom,
pressure the families in the areas
to pay them Tk. 500
each during harvest, complained the
residents, said
paper.
The DPA is a split group of NUPA, led by U Thein
Pe
who is based in
Khaing Ray Khaing who is also based in
ALP. The said two parties are
moving the aforesaid
areas since long time and well
known on their unsocial
activities, such as dacoity, kidnapping and toll
collection, said sources.
Therefore, the BDR and Army of Bangladesh are very
angry at their activities
and attacked the mobile
camps of the Rakhine armed groups.
The members of the
ALP and DPA are wanted list of
enforcing agencies, sources said.
Although NUPA is not involved in the activities like
kidnappings, tool collections,
robbery and murders, it
became victim of Bangladesh Army
due to activities of
DPA and ALP, according to a local resident of that
area.
To contact:
E -mail: kaladanpress@
yahoo.com